Ford F150 Lightning Customer Reviews

Pros

• Value

  This is a great truck especially considering the value offered with the tech, power, and quality.

• Ride and Handling

  Handles just like a standard F150, but without the body roll when cornering.

• Power

  Hit the throttle and off you go. Merging and passing are not an issue at all.

Cons

Pros

• Cost to Maintain

  This has been $0.

• Cargo Space

  Much better than the ICE F-150 because of the frunk--enclosed area protected from elements, but not in the cabin either. Sort of like having a car again.

• Fuel Economy

  Costs me between 2-5 cents/mile to drive when driving locally and can charge at home. Closer to 20-30 cents/mile on road trips, but for me home charging far outweighs road trip charging.

Cons

• Technology and Entertainment

  Infotainment is slow as molassas. Only redeeming factor here is CarPlay which lets me input a destination straight into my phone without needing to use the screen. $50/month for bluecruise is particularly steep given that I might be on the interstate (the only place it's active) for 5-6 miles, 3-4x per week.

Pros

• Fuel Economy

  Love the truck and I’m getting fuel mileage I could only dream about with my other trucks

Cons

Pros

• Power

  This truck has amazing power. 0-60 instantly! I live in Albuquerque and drive to Santa fe and back in a single charge even after running around doing errands all day. I also drove up to the Santa Fe ski basin. it gets about 1 mile/kWh going up the mountain without a trailer but averages out going back down the mountain. In summay, yes you can go camping nearby on a single charge. On average I get about 2.5 miles/kWh. I had to get a level 2 charger as the level 1 didn’t quite get to full charge overnight. I like to keep the battery between 20-90% charged and only go to 100% when I am taking a trip. I was surprised to find out that you loose range when it’s cold. so I get 250 miles in the summer and only 180 miles in the winter. Plenty of range for construction projects around town hauling lumber and construction debris. I got some great tax breaks for the level 2 charger install. it’s about $6k to run the 50Amp line and another $500 for the charger. I qualified for about $3k in rebates. BTW, you need a permitted project to qualify and you need a qualified tech to get it set up with ChargePoint so you can activate the high current capacity. Default limits it to 20A until a licensed electrician signs off.

• Ride and Handling

  This is the smoothest ride I’ve ever had. I think the center of mass is very low because the batteries are on the bottom. so you just glide above it. Excellent steering and braking!

• Cost to Maintain

  No repairs, no gas, no oil changes, … just the charger install.

Cons

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  plenty of room I’m 6’5

• Reliability

  drives easily in deep snow

• Fuel Economy

  no gas to buy

Cons

• Fuel Economy

  EV charging structure needs to improve

Pros

• Ride and Handling

  Drives great like a car. But the bed is tough like a truck.

• Power

  I got the larger battery and it's worth it. We can make it to the foothills of the Sierras on less than half a battery charge.

• Fuel Economy

  It comes out to 11 cents a mile when we charge at 30 cents per KWH. About the same as a Prius when gas is $4.50/gal

Cons

• Cargo Space

  It would be nice to have a longer bed and smaller cab. The cab is enormous!

• Technology and Entertainment

  It has a few more bells and whistles than I'm comfortable with. Something is going to break. Would have gone with a Pro if one had been available.

• Interior Space